Tea Caddy

Date1753

Maker Phillips Garden English

Maker Paul de Lamerie English, 1688-1751

Label TextTea caddies were containers used at the tea table for dried tea leaves. Rococo in spirit, this tea caddy is characterized by lavish asymmetrical designs and broken scroll and shell motifs.

Object number90.59

Published ReferencesEmerson, Julie. "Coffee, Tea and Chocolate Wares in the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1991, illus. p. 8, no. 18, p. 30

Credit LinePurchased in memory of Julia Lee Knudsen with funds from the Mary Arrington Small Estate Acquisition Fund

Dimensions3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in. (9.84 x 6.35 cm) Overall h.: 5 1/2 in.

MediumSterling silver